Ministerial Meeting 2010: Who's Who
Last updated on May 27, 2010
Chair and Vice-Chairs
OECD Member Countries
Non-members, observers and experts
OECD Secretariat
Chair
Italy
The Rt. Hon. Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister
Mr. Giulio Tremonti, Minister of Economy and Finance
Ambassador Antonio Armellini, Permanent Representative to the OECD
Vice-ChairsAustralia
The Hon. Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade
Norway
Mr. Sigbjørn Johnsen, Minister of Finance
Mr. Ole Morten Geving, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Erik Lahnstein, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Australia (Vice-Chair)
The Hon. Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade
Austria
Ms. Christine Marek, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth
Mr. Andreas Schieder, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance
Belgium
Mr. Jean-Arthur Régibeau, Director-General for Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ms. Liliane Bloem, Deputy Director-General, Federal Public Service, Foreign Affairs, External Trade, Development Co-operation
Ambassador Chris Hoornaert, Permanent Representative to the OECD
Canada
Mr. Ted Menzies, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Chili
Mr. Alfredo Moreno, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Felipe Larrain, Minister of Finance
Czech Republic
Mr. Jan Kohout, Minister of Foreign Affairs Chile
Mr. Martin Tlapa, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade
Denmark
Mr. Jakob Hald, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Finland
Mr. Velipekka Nummikoski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance
Ms. Riina Nevamäki, Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Employment
France
Mr. Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Mr. Hervé Novelli, Minister of State for Trade, Craft Industry, SMEs and Tourism
Ms. Anne-Marie Idrac, Minister of State for External Trade
Ambassador Roger Karouchi, Permanent Representative to the OECD
Germany
Mr. Jochen Homann, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
Greece
Mr. George Papaconstantinou, Minister of Finance
Hungary
Mr. István Varga, Executive Minister, Ministry for National Development and Economy
Iceland
Mr. Gylfi Magnússon, Minister of Economic Affairs
Ireland
Mr. Batt O'Keeffe, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Italy (Chair)
The Rt. Hon. Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister
Mr. Giulio Tremonti, Minister of Economy and Finance
Ambassador Antonio Armellini, Permanent Representative to the OECD
Japan
Mr. Masayuki Naoshima, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Keisuke Tsumura, Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office for Economic and Fiscal Policy
Korea
Mr. Jong-Yong Yim, First Vice Minister, Ministry of Strategy and Finance
Mr. Ho-Young Ahn, Deputy Minister for Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Luxembourg
Ambassador Georges Santer, Permanent Representative to the OECD
Mexico
Mr. Jose Antonio Meade, State Secretary of Revenue, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
Mr. Juan Carlos Romero-Hicks, Head of the National Council of Science and Technology
Netherlands
Ambassador Edmond H. Wellenstein, Permanent Representative to the OECD
Mr. Bertholt Leeftink, Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Mr. Roderick van Schreven, Director-General for Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Economic Affairs
New Zealand
The Hon. Tim Groser, Minister of Trade
Norway (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Sigbjørn Johnsen, Minister of Finance
Mr. Ole Morten Geving, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Erik Lahnstein, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Poland
Mr. Jan Vincent-Rostowski, Minister of Finance
Mr. Marcin Korolec, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy
Mr. Pawel Wojciechowski, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Portugal
Mr. José António Vieira da Silva, Minister for Economy, Innovation and Development
Mr. Pedro Lourtie, Secretary of State for European Affairs
Slovak Republic
Mr. Ľuboš Halák, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy
Mr. Peter Kažimír, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Mrs. Emília Kršíková, State Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family
Spain
Ms. Elena Salgado, Second Vice-President and Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs
Mr. Alfredo Bonet, General Secretary for Trade, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade
Mr. Juan Tomás Hernani, General Secretary for Innovation, Ministry of Science and Innovation
Mr. Angel Torres, Secretary General of Economic Policy and International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Financial Affairs.
Sweden
Mr. Gunnar Wieslander, State Secretary, Ministry for Trade
Mr. Hans Lindberg, State Secretary, Ministry for Finance
Switzerland
Ms. Doris Leuthard, President of the Confederation
Mr. Jean-Daniel Gerber, State Secretary, Director of the Foreign Economic Affairs Directorate
Turkey
Mr. Ali Babacan, Deputy Prime Minister
United Kingdom
Mr. Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary, HM Treasury
Ambassador Dominic Martin, Permanent Representative to the OECD
United States
Ms. Christina Romer, Chair, White House Council of Economic Affairs
Mr. Jacob Lew, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
Ambassador Miriam Sapiro, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
European Commission
Mr. Karel de Gucht, Commissioner for Trade
Mr. Olli Rehn, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
Non-members, social partners and observers
Non-members
Estonia, Israel, the Russian Federation and Slovenia, the four candidate countries for Accession to the Organisation, as well as Brazil, India, Indonesia, the People's Republic of China and South Africa, the five candidates for Enhanced Engagement, are invited to attend all the sessions of the MCM.
- Brazil
Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Secretary-General of External Relations
Mr. Luiz Eduardo Melin, Head of Office, Ministry of Finance
- Estonia
Mr. Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister
Mr. Jürgen Ligi, Minister of Finance
- India
Mr. Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Indonesia
Mr. Mahendra Siregar, Vice-Minister of Trade
- Israel
Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister
Mr. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor
Mr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Finance
Ms. Orit Noked, Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour
- People's Republic of China
Mr. Xiaozhun Yi, Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce
- Russian Federation
Mr. Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Slovenia
Mr. Borut Pahor, Prime Minister
Mr. Mitja Gaspari, Minister of Development and EU Affairs
Mr. Franc Križanič, Minister of Finance
- South Africa
Mr. Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry
Mr. Nhlanhla Nene, Deputy Minister of Finance
The following non-member economies, which are observers to the Trade Committee, are invited to attend the session on the Multilateral Trading System:
Argentina
Ambassador Alfredo Chiaradia, Secretary of State, Trade and International Economic Relations
Observers
The following International Organisations have been invited as Observers:
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Mr. Hervé Hannoun, Deputy General Manager
- Council of Europe
Ms. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary-General
- European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Mr. Kåre Bryn, Secretary-General
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Mr. Kanayo F. Nwanze, President
- International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Mr. Jean-François Trogrlic, Director, ILO Office in France
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Mr. Emmanuel van der Mensbrugghe, Director, IMF Offices in Europe
Mr. Pierre Ewenczyk, Senior Economist, IMF Offices in Europe
- The World Bank
Mr. Otaviano Canuto, Vice-President and Head of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Newtork
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director-General
Experts
BIAC and TUAC have been invited as Experts:
Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC)
Mr. Charles P. Heeter, Chairman
Mr. Tadahiro Asami, Secretary-General
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)
Mr. Richard Trumka, President
Mr. John Evans, General-Secretary
Ms. Sharan Burrow, President, Australian Council of Trade Unions
Mr. , Chief Economist, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
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Mr. Angel GURRÍA, Secretary-General
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Mr. , Deputy Secretary-General
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Mr. Pier Carlo Padoan, Deputy Secretary-General and Chief Economist
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Mr. , Deputy Secretary-General
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Mr. Richard A. Boucher, Deputy Secretary-General
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Mr. Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
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Mr. Roger Harmel, Director, Council Secretariat
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